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This project is abandoned and its default file will likely not work with the most recent version of World of Warcraft. Whether this project is out of date or its author has marked it as abandoned, this project is no longer maintained.

1.4.0 will be Automaton's final release. I've removed many modules for it which were obsolete, poorly implemented, or otherwise neglected. If they worked for you and you need them back, feel free to download the previous version. My intention is to at some point break Automaton apart into several addons that may replace the functionality in smaller and more focused packages. Keep an eye on my author page, at some nebulous point in the future they will begin to appear. I may disappear for long periods of time, but I always come back eventually :)

Automaton is a collection of modules which are aimed at providing players with tools to Automate frequent and tedious interface activities. Examples include: bypassing "gossip" text, automatically repairing items when at vendors, handing in repeatable or daily quests, and more. Refer to the list below of included modules along with brief descriptions.

If you would like a graphical menu to navigate the options, you can install a mod which displays DataBroker compatible options. One example: http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/button-bin.aspx FuBar users might want to try using: http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/broker2fubar.aspx

1.3.7+ note: Some extremely rudimentary code has been added to a couple modules for creating custom lists: sell/ignore lists for the sell module, and a list of players to always send invites to for the invite module. They're clunky and particular, but I left them in because they do function on a basic level.

Hold down shift when talking to NPCs to temporarily disable Gossip to change your hearth or whatever.

Gossip - Will bypass all kinds of NPC dialogues for you, such as repeatable quests or gossip text.

Group - Options for automatically accepting group invites.

Invite - Options for sending players invites automatically via keywords.

Repair - Repairs all your items any time you interact with a vendor which can do so. Can also be set to attempt to repair with Guild Bank funds first.

Sell - Sell all your trash (gray items) any time you click on a vendor. This module needs some love to be a little more flexible, but is still incredibly convenient.

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_ForgeUser169356
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Posted Jun 5, 2009
"Hold down shift when talking to NPCs to temporarily disable Gossip to change your hearth or whatever."

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Posted May 14, 2009
what about autoshot for skill leveling if you're not a hunter?

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Posted May 5, 2009
automation no longer cancels druid forms?

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Posted May 4, 2009
In AV there addon is choosing the wrong quest:

It should turn in "crystal cluster" for 75rep / 5 storm crystals.
Instead it always chooses "ivus the forest lord" for 10 rep / 1 storm crystal.

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Posted May 4, 2009
Isn't there an option to also autocomplete non-repeatable quests?

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Posted May 3, 2009
For those of you interested, the very popular Titan Panel addon is also an LDB display. It does wonderfully at providing easy access to Automaton's config menu. http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/titan-panel.aspx

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Posted May 3, 2009
I'm almost done with a Reagent Restocker module for Automaton; when I'm done, would you want to include it with the rest of the package?

Also, I've got an account here, but haven't been active in the WoWAce community. Is there an accepted channel for suggesting code changes to existing modules? Such as adding "and not HasSoulstone()" to Release.lua line 41?

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Posted May 1, 2009
I really like this all-in-one addon, but what happened to the mini-map button I used to have? I tried the addon that loaded the Databroker info, and got a button bar at the top of the screen, which I don't really want. Anyone know a way to just get a simple button attached to the mini-map, please?

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Posted Apr 28, 2009
Hey weab, I must say.. I really love this addon. I noticed however after one of the many recent patches I was getting skills listed from trainers that I had already learned by default. So I added a line of code in your filter module and now my curse client is complaining about my addon not matching the one on its database. Do you have any plans of putting the used skills as not being listed by default back into your filter? If not, it's cool.. just not liking my curse client complaining.. hehe, again... Great Addon!

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Posted Apr 23, 2009
ey yo. I just found this glorious addon. Been using several others for the same function before. I would like you to add/change one thing, in "bg que" can you make an option for the join delay. i would like 30 seconds also. thanks in advance.

//MightyMosik(Mosse)Man

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Posted Apr 21, 2009
can is be added a menu to change settings??

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Posted Apr 22, 2009
If you would like a graphical menu to navigate the options, you can install a mod which displays DataBroker compatible options. One example: http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/button-bin.aspx FuBar users might want to try using: http://wow.curse.com/downloads/wow-addons/details/broker2fubar.aspx

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Posted Apr 18, 2009
What happened to the dismount module?

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Posted Apr 18, 2009
Wasn't sure if this was the mod I was using to dismount but I've been looking for a way to get that back. Don't really like Blizzard's new dismount feature any more than the others they've had.

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Posted Apr 18, 2009
We removed it, because honestly we couldn't find a case in our normal use that the default UI doesn't dismount where we would want it to.

If you know of any specific cases that don't work that you would like to, please let us know and we may end up putting it back.

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Posted Apr 19, 2009
I used to use it to turn any spell into a /dismount command that only went off when I was on the ground. Blizzard's dismount casts the spell after dismounting and only if the spell can be cast on the target or is a non targeted spell.

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Posted Apr 21, 2009
putting the dismount module back in would be awesome :) i also used it to make any key an autodismount key. great work btw!

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Posted Apr 22, 2009
Going to need further explanation here. With blizzard's, you can still tell it to not dismount while flying (Interface -> Controls -> uncheck "Auto dismount in flight")

Automaton only dismounted if the "Cannot do that while mounted" error appeared. When you try to cast something on an inappropriate target while mounted (hostile spell on friendly, or out of range), that is the error that is displayed, and Automaton's dismount wouldn't have done anything anyway.

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Posted Apr 22, 2009
I have seen/nor use any Blizzard function to do this.

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Posted Apr 23, 2009
For example if I cast fireball on my mage with blizzard's system it will only dismount if I have a valid target. With automaton it would dismount me as long as I didn't have an invalid target selected.

If I cast arcane explosion blizzard's system would dismount me as long as I'm on the ground and then queue the cast arcane explosion (in what seems like 1 GCD after the /dismount). If I cast it with automaton it will dismount me as long as I'm on the ground but not queue the spell to cast.

Also on the topic of removed features, was there an auto fill name in the mail system? It used to remember who I sent mail and keep the name filled out.

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